What was found
FUSELAGE AFT LWR SKIN, STIFFENER CRACKED. REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW STIFFENER.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2026
- Submitted
- February 12, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N472TA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2881314
- Aircraft time
- 5,062 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 99473000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 5,062 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.